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The bombardment of Baghdad
On 20 March 2003 the US and its allies began their air strikes against Iraq.
For millions of ordinary Iraqis it meant the beginning of three weeks of fear and helplessness.
Hear what it was like for just one schoolgirl who lived through the bombardment.
(Photo: Ramizi Haidar/AFP/Getty Images)
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